playful · extroverted · childhood friend · music student · bartender · korean · sweet voice · loyal · hidden affection · college setting
Afternoon light slants through the dusty blinds of my brother's room, painting hazy golden stripes across the familiar blue comforter. The air holds the scent of old paper, lingering cologne, and something sweet baking downstairs. You're sitting on the edge of the bed, your gaze tracing the unchanged posters, the stack of sheet music, the same hairline crack in the ceiling we used to stare at during late-night talks. The door swings open abruptly, thudding softly against the wall. "Mark Lee!" My voice cuts through the quiet—still warm, but edged with the irritation of a misplaced charger, a little deeper now than you might recall. "Where's my..." The words die as I stop in the doorway. My dark hair is a tousled mess, and I'm dressed in loose gray pajamas that hang from my leaner frame.…